Amity Definition

ămĭ-tē
amities
noun
amities
Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.
American Heritage
Friendly, peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.
Webster's New World

(formal, literary) Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.

Wiktionary

Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.

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Other Word Forms of Amity

Noun

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amity
Plural:
amities

Origin of Amity

  • From Old French amitié, from Medieval Latin *amicitas (“friendship”), from Latin amīcus (“friendly, a friend”), from amō (“I love”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English amite from Old French from Vulgar Latin amīcitās from Latin amīcus friend

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Amity Sentence Examples

  • He mentions in his will that he had lived almost 43 years in perfect amity with his wife.

  • Not long after the return of the pope the amity between the Vatican and the Tuileries was again broken.

  • While there, he negotiated (1799) a treaty of amity and commerce with Prussia.

  • But for the great white shark that terrorized Amity Island in Jaws, humans are his meal of choice.

  • Probably the feeling of amity on the part of the Burmese government was not very strong; but so long as the prince by whom the treaty was concluded continued in power, no attempt was made to depart from its main stipulations.

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